Heading · Section II

1401: Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark)

1401
  • FreeUK
  • FreeEU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 0%–4.4%USA
  • US$246.7mWorld trade in 2024

Heading 1401 is divided into 3 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 14, vegetable plaiting materials.

The UK Global Tariff divides heading 1401 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 1401 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 1401 into 7 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 50%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 1401 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4.4%. 2 of them are duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported heading 1401 goods worth US$246.7m (+6.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$122.2m), followed by Malaysia.

The biggest buyer was the Netherlands, with imports of US$39.6m.

The United Kingdom ranked 34th among 117 exporters with US$525.8k.

The United Kingdom imported US$9.5m.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 7 tariff lines USA Free – 4.4% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1.9%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

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World trade in 2024

1401 · US$246.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$114kUS$114k+US$1.3m+US$4.7m+> US$9.3m

Exports: 117
  1. China: US$122.2m
  2. Malaysia: US$11.9m
  3. Vietnam: US$9.9m
  4. Netherlands: US$9.3m
  5. Argentina: US$7.3m
  6. Indonesia: US$6.6m
  7. Philippines: US$6m
  8. Singapore: US$5.6m
  9. Spain: US$5.4m
  10. France: US$4.8m
  11. Madagascar: US$4.7m
  12. Thailand: US$4.7m
  13. Ireland: US$4.6m
  14. Benin: US$3.6m
  15. Poland: US$2.9m
  16. Germany: US$2.8m
  17. Türkiye: US$2.8m
  18. India: US$2.5m
  19. Italy: US$2.5m
  20. Hungary: US$2.4m
  21. Belgium: US$1.9m
  22. Romania: US$1.7m
  23. Colombia: US$1.6m
  24. Ukraine: US$1.6m
  25. Portugal: US$1.4m
  26. Taiwan: US$1.4m
  27. United States: US$1.3m
  28. Pakistan: US$1.3m
  29. Austria: US$954.2k
  30. Kenya: US$952.6k
  31. Myanmar (Burma): US$940.2k
  32. Kazakhstan: US$660.2k
  33. Hong Kong SAR China: US$564.2k
  34. United Kingdom: US$525.8k
  35. Ecuador: US$502k
  36. South Africa: US$468.8k
  37. Russia: US$446.9k
  38. Mexico: US$433.9k
  39. Morocco: US$422.3k
  40. Egypt: US$420.1k
  41. Lithuania: US$407.4k
  42. Chile: US$381.1k
  43. Albania: US$377.5k
  44. Bulgaria: US$301k
  45. Denmark: US$267k
  46. Serbia: US$258.7k
  47. Georgia: US$220.8k
  48. Slovenia: US$180.3k
  49. Czechia: US$167.3k
  50. Sweden: US$163.8k
  51. Tanzania: US$163.3k
  52. Japan: US$160k
  53. Norway: US$151.4k
  54. Solomon Islands: US$145.2k
  55. Uganda: US$127.1k
  56. Afghanistan: US$114k
  57. Greece: US$112.5k
  58. Guatemala: US$76.8k
  59. Bangladesh: US$71.6k
  60. Ghana: US$69.2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$122.2m 49.6%
2 Malaysia US$11.9m 4.8%
3 Vietnam US$9.9m 4%
4 Netherlands US$9.3m 3.8%
5 Argentina US$7.3m 3%
6 Indonesia US$6.6m 2.7%
7 Philippines US$6m 2.4%
8 Singapore US$5.6m 2.3%
9 Spain US$5.4m 2.2%
10 France US$4.8m 1.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$39.6m 16.1%
2 United States US$21.2m 8.6%
3 China US$20.2m 8.2%
4 Spain US$16.5m 6.7%
5 Germany US$13.1m 5.3%
6 France US$12.3m 5%
7 Italy US$10.9m 4.4%
8 United Kingdom US$9.5m 3.9%
9 India US$7.9m 3.2%
10 Poland US$6.7m 2.7%

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover the following products which are to be classified in Section XI: vegetable materials or fibres of vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in the manufacture of textiles, however prepared, or other vegetable materials which have undergone treatment so as to render them suitable for use only as textile materials.

2. Heading 1401 applies, inter alia, to bamboos (whether or not split, sawn lengthwise, cut to length, rounded at the ends, bleached, rendered non-inflammable, polished or dyed), split osier, reeds and the like, to rattan cores and to drawn or split rattans. The heading does not apply to chipwood (heading 4404).

3. Heading 1404 does not apply to wood wool (heading 4405) and prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark)?

Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark) fall under HS heading 1401, part of chapter 14, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1401 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1401 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for…?

China, with US$122.2m in 2024 (49.6% of world exports).